AIMC Topic: Ergonomics

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Robotic colorectal surgery and ergonomics.

Journal of robotic surgery
Improved ergonomics for the operating surgeon may be an advantage of robotic colorectal surgery. Perceived robotic ergonomic advantages in visualisation include better exposure, three-dimensional vision, surgeon camera control, and line of sight scre...

Haptic and Visual Feedback Assistance for Dual-Arm Robot Teleoperation in Surface Conditioning Tasks.

IEEE transactions on haptics
Contact driven tasks, such as surface conditioning operations (wiping, polishing, sanding, etc.), are difficult to program in advance to be performed autonomously by a robotic system, specially when the objects involved are moving. In many applicatio...

A Modular Design for Distributed Measurement of Human-Robot Interaction Forces in Wearable Devices.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Measurement of interaction forces distributed across the attachment interface in wearable devices is critical for understanding ergonomic physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). The main challenges in sensorization of pHRI interfaces are (i) capturi...

A highly intuitive and ergonomic redundant joint master device for four-degrees of freedom flexible endoscopic surgery robot.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Studies have been conducted on slave-specific master devices with a similar kinematic structure to the slave to enhance intuitiveness. However, for the four-degrees of freedom (DOFs) slave of a flexible endoscopic surgery robot, only four...

Evaluation of a stand-alone robotic camera holding system: technology that improves laparoscopy.

Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies : MITAT : official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy
INTRODUCTION: In order to perform laparoscopic procedures, a surgeon requires an assistant to hold the camera. Problems with this approach include table crowding leading to poor ergonomics, and miscommunication leading to poor images. AutoLap is a no...

A systematic review of the true benefit of robotic surgery: Ergonomics.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Ergonomics, as defined by the optimization of one's physical environment to enhance work performance, is an important consideration in surgery. While there have been reviews on the ergonomics of laparoscopy, this has not been the case for...

A novel vision-based real-time method for evaluating postural risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders.

Applied ergonomics
Real-time risk assessment for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) has been a challenging research problem. Previous methods such as using depth cameras suffered from limited visual range and wearable sensors could cause intrusiveness to the ...

A New Design Scheme for Intelligent Upper Limb Rehabilitation Training Robot.

International journal of environmental research and public health
In view of the urgent need for intelligent rehabilitation equipment for some disabled people, an intelligent, upper limb rehabilitation training robot is designed by applying the theories of artificial intelligence, information, control, human-machin...

Human Factors Contributions to the Development of Standards for Displays of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Support of Detect-and-Avoid.

Human factors
OBJECTIVE: The aim is to provide a high-level synthesis of human factors research that contributed to the development of detect-and-avoid display requirements for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

A computer vision approach for classifying isometric grip force exertion levels.

Ergonomics
Exposure to high and/or repetitive force exertions can lead to musculoskeletal injuries. However, measuring worker force exertion levels is challenging, and existing techniques can be intrusive, interfere with human-machine interface, and/or limited ...